Dying Light: The Beast was released in Japan with less violence and no nudity. In short, it was censored, as reported by GameSpark. The changes were made to comply with the guidelines of CERO, the Japanese video game rating board.
The standard version of Dying Light: The Beast was unable to receive even the CERO Z rating (restricted to players over 18), which is the highest classification given by the board.
The official site lists the following changes: removal of internal organs being shown, alterations to female infected characters, elimination of dismemberment scenes, and removal of nudity.
Interestingly, the Japanese Steam version also has these restrictions, even though PC games usually do not require a CERO rating to be released. Despite the differences, crossplay between the Japanese and international versions of the game will still be available.
While Techland called this game the most brutal in the series, in Japan it is much less so. CERO is highly strict when it comes to adult content, and sometimes games are not released at all — such as Dead Space and The Callisto Protocol.
In other news, Dying Light: The Beast debuted strongly on Steam with nearly 90,000 players at launch, over one million wishlists, and “very positive” reviews, making it the highest-rated entry in the series so far.
